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When the Way Is so Dark

When the way is so dark That I scarcely can see

Author: Emily P. Miller
Tune: [When the way is so dark]
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 When the way is so dark
That I scarcely can see,
A dear loving Saviour
Calls sweetly to me;
He bids me look upward,
Tho’ the skies are so dim,
He bids me press onward,
Cling closer to Him.

2 His eye is on me
In darkness or light,
In storm or in sunshine,
His love always bright;
In sleeping or waking,
Where-ever I be,
I know He is watching,
And caring for me.

3 Then when death comes at last,
And the Jordan I see;
O Jesus, my Saviour,
My Guide Thou shalt be;
Tho’ stormy the waters,
Tho’ dark swells the tide,
No fears shall alarm me,
When I’m at Thy side.

Source: Songs of Sovereign Grace #149

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First Line: When the way is so dark That I scarcely can see
Title: When the Way Is so Dark
Author: Emily P. Miller
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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